2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea were invited from AFC.

This article is about the men's soccer tournament. For the women's soccer tournament, see 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates12–27 February
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored55 (2.89 per match)
Attendance695,087 (36,584 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carlo Corazzin
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Craig Forrest
Best young player Richard Hastings

With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.[1][2]

The tournament marks the only time a CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by a country other than the United States or Mexico, and the only time in the tournament's history that neither the United States nor Mexico made the final.

Qualified teams
Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 5th 1998 Champions (1993,1996,1998) 10
 United States Automatic 5th 1998 Champions (1991) 22
 Canada Playoff 4th 1996 Group Stage (1991,1993,1996) 80
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 and 1999 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica 1998 Winners 4th 1998 Third place (1993) 41
 Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Winners 4th 1998 Group Stage (1991,1996,1998) 45
 Haiti Playoff 1st None Debut 77
Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Costa Rica Winners 4th 1998 Third place (1993) 64
 Guatemala Runners-up 4th 1998 Fourth place 1996 73
 Honduras Third place 5th 1998 Runners-up (1991) 71
Other
 Colombia Invitation 1st None Debut 24
 Peru Invitation 1st None Debut 42
 South Korea Invitation 1st None Debut 52

Qualification play-off

A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualify for the Gold Cup
2  Haiti 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Cuba 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:
Canada 0–0 Cuba
Report
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
El Salvador 1–1 Haiti
Montes  3' Report Descolines  80'
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Cuba 0–1 Haiti
Report Descolines  75'
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Mario Ramirez (Guatemala)
Canada 2–1 El Salvador
Corazzin  9'
Fletcher  59'		 Report Arce  47' (pen.)
Cienfuegos  38'
Attendance: 6,507
Canada 2–1 Haiti
Corazzin  9', 43' Report Descolines  48'
Thélusma  75'
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
Cuba 3–1 El Salvador
Bobadilla  43'
Prado  75'
Roldán  90'		 Report Arce  63' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,605

Venues
Los Angeles San Diego Miami
Memorial Coliseum Qualcomm Stadium Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 70,561 Capacity: 74,476

Squads
Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Colombia 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3  Jamaica 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:
Colombia 1–0 Jamaica
Martínez  15' Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Jamaica 0–2 Honduras
Report Pavón  51' (pen.)
Caballero  84'
Attendance: 50,164
Honduras 2–0 Colombia
Pavón  71'
Nuñez  78'		 Report
Attendance: 36,004

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Haiti 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source:
United States 3–0 Haiti
Kirovski  18'
Wynalda  55' (pen.)
Jones  89'		 Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Olger Mejías (Costa Rica)
Haiti 1–1 Peru
Vorbe  61' Report Zúñiga  69'
Attendance: 23,795
Peru 0–1 United States
Report Jones  59'
Attendance: 36,004
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
3  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source:
Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez  36'
Hernández  52'
David  75' (o.g.)
Palencia  85'		 Report
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–2 Guatemala
Latapy  26'
Dwarika  36'
Nakhid  52'
Yorke  83'		 Report Plata  30'
Ramírez  47'
Attendance: 23,621
Guatemala 1–1 Mexico
Miranda  28' Report Mora  26'
Attendance: 54,246

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Canada 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  South Korea 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Source:

Note: Canada and South Korea required a coin toss as a final tiebreaker.

Costa Rica 2–2 Canada
J. Soto  11'
Wallace  54'		 Report Corazzin  19' (pen.), 57'
Attendance: 22,131
Canada 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 23,621
South Korea 2–2 Costa Rica
Lee Dong-gook  14'
Lee Min-sung  75'		 Report Wanchope  66'
Medford  85'
Attendance: 54,246
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 February - Miami
 
 
 United States2 (1)
 
23 February - San Diego
 
 Colombia2 (2)
 
 Colombia2
 
19 February - Miami
 
 Peru1
 
 Honduras3
 
27 February - Los Angeles
 
 Peru5
 
 Colombia0
 
20 February - San Diego
 
 Canada2
 
 Costa Rica1
 
24 February - Los Angeles
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
20 February - San Diego
 
 Canada1
 
 Mexico1
 
 
 Canada2
 

Quarter-finals
United States 2–2 (a.e.t.) Colombia
McBride  20'
Armas  51'		 Report Asprilla  24'
Bedoya  81'
Penalties
Wynalda
Reyna
Lewis
Armas
Olsen 		1–2 Pérez
Martínez
Candelo
Mosquera
Attendance: 32,972
Honduras 3–5 Peru
Clavasquín  32'
Pavón  67' (pen.)
Pineda  69'		 Report Holsen  7'
J. Soto  14' (pen.)
Del Solar  50'
Palacios  52'
Sáenz  87'
Attendance: 32,972

Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion.

Costa Rica 1–2 (a.e.t.) Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope  89' Report Dwarika  26'
Trotman  101'
Attendance: 18,062
Mexico 1–2 (a.e.t.) Canada
Ramírez  35' Report Corazzin  83'
Hastings  92'
Attendance: 18,062

Semi-finals
Colombia 2–1 Peru
Salazar  39' (o.g.)
Bonilla  53'		 Report Palacios  75'
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Canada
Report Watson  68'
Attendance: 2,841

Final
Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Canada 2–0 Colombia
De Vos  45'
Corazzin  68' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,197[4]

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Awards
 2000 Gold Cup Winners 

Canada
First title
Top Scorer: Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the tournament: Fair Play Award:
Carlo Corazzin
 Craig Forrest
 Richard Hastings
Jason de Vos

Best XI

References
  1. "Canada win Gold Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. Da Costa, Norman (February 26, 2010). "NORMAN DA COSTA RECALLS THE 2000 GOLD CUP EXPERIENCE". RedNationOnline. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 January 2000. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. Jones, Grahame L. (February 28, 2000). "Canada Has Its Golden Moment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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